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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on April 16, 2018, 01:44:34 PM

Title: Hoard associated with Harald Bluetooth found on Rügen
Post by: Duncan Head on April 16, 2018, 01:44:34 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/16/treasure-of-legendary-danish-king-bluetooth-unearthed-in-germany
Title: Re: Hoard associated with Harald Bluetooth found on Rügen
Post by: Erpingham on April 16, 2018, 02:41:44 PM
Hmmm.  So, if a hoard's latest coins belong to a certain monarch, we can say it was his personal possession?  Oddly enough, that is not what the German archaeologists seem to be saying.  They seem to see it more as linked to the historical events of HB fleeing to Pomerania, a more conventional archeological interpretation.
Title: Re: Hoard associated with Harald Bluetooth found on Rügen
Post by: Imperial Dave on April 16, 2018, 06:38:15 PM
and I just love the connection to modern technology as when you ask this generation where the term 'bluetooth' came from they say mobile phones!